400m Olympic Stadium

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Women

Men

Herbert Jamison (USA)

1896 54.20

1900 49.40

1904 49.20

1908 48.40

1912 48.20

1924 47.60

1932 46.20

1952 45.90

1960 44.90

1968 43.86

1992 43.50

Michael Johnson (USA) Atlanta 1996 43.49

London Olympics men’s 400m gold medallist Kirani James (GRN)

Ann Packer (GBR) Tokyo 1964 53.10

1964 52.00

1972 51.08

1976 49.29

1980 48.88

1984 48.83

1988 48.65

1996 Pérec Marie-José (FRA) Atlanta 

OLYMPIC RECORD EVOLUTION

World records

Michael Johnson (USA) Seville, 1999 43.18

Marita Koch (GDR) Canberra, 1985 47.60

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org, IAAF

Pictures: Associated Press